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Meet Amazing Americans 領袖與政治人物 波卡洪塔斯 (Pocahontas)
 
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美國原住民的生活方式與前來定居的英國殖民有很大的不同

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波卡洪塔斯接觸英國人

您看過那部名為「風中奇緣」的卡通電影嗎?它述說1600年代早期,維吉尼亞沿海最強大的印地安酋長波瓦坦女兒的故事。即使到了今天,她的故事仍吸引很多人。

波卡洪塔斯只有十歲大時,她的世界就永遠改變了。英國殖民遠渡海洋並在維吉尼亞州的詹姆士鎮建立了一個殖民地。這些新來的英國殖民在外觀及行為上都不同於波瓦坦部落。波卡洪塔斯的一些族人都很害怕或甚至痛恨這些新近到達的移民。但酋長的女兒擁有一顆好奇的心及友善的態度,她想要知道更多有關這些新移民的事情。


Have you seen the animated film "Pocahontas"? It tells the story of the daughter of Powhatan, the most powerful Indian chief of coastal Virginia in the early 1600s. Even today, her story fascinates people.

Pocahontas was only about 10 years old when her world changed forever. English settlers arrived from far across the ocean and created a settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. These new English settlers looked and acted very differently from Powhatan's tribe. Some of Pocahontas's people were afraid or even hateful of the newcomers. But the chief's daughter had a curious mind and a friendly manner. She wanted to know more about these newcomers.

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